Tours & experiences

Hand-picked tours across Tasmania

Our team has been pulling together the best small-group tours, day trips and multi-day adventures around Tasmania for years. Mick reads the traveller reviews before any tour earns a spot on this page — if a tour's a dud, it doesn't get listed.

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90 minute Cape Raoul Cruise and Port Arthur Historic Site entry
5.0 (12)
🐠 Water Activities
Australia

90 minute Cape Raoul Cruise and Port Arthur Historic Site entry

This 4-hour experience combines a 90-minute coastal cruise with entry to Port Arthur Historic Site. You'll navigate the Tasman Peninsula's dramatic shoreline—past sea caves, natural arches, and 200-metre dolerite cliffs—ending at Cape Raoul where Australian fur seals bask on the rocks. The route takes in historical landmarks like Point Puer and Isle of the Dead, plus pristine white-sand beaches at Safety Cove and Crescent Bay, with Mt Brown rising behind.

4 hoursfrom AUD $190
Cape Raoul Cruises Day Tour from Hobart
5.0 (5)
🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing
Australia

Cape Raoul Cruises Day Tour from Hobart

A 10-hour coastal expedition from Hobart that combines a 90-minute wilderness cruise with a visit to Port Arthur Historic Site. You'll travel by coach to the Tasman Peninsula, where the Southern Ocean batters towering dolerite cliffs and sea arches. The cruise takes you to Cape Raoul to spot Australian and long-nosed fur seals lounging amongst 170-million-year-old columnar rock formations. Return transport from Hobart included.

10 hoursfrom AUD $260
Port Arthur Day Tour Private Charter Service ( 3 days in advance)
5.0 (4)
🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing
Australia

Port Arthur Day Tour Private Charter Service ( 3 days in advance)

This eight-hour private charter takes you to Port Arthur, a 19th-century penal settlement turned open-air museum on Tasmania's Tasman Peninsula. Your driver-guide walks you through convict-era ruins and heritage buildings before heading back via four striking natural formations—Tasman Arch, Devils Kitchen, Blow Hole and Tessellated Pavement—that showcase the peninsula's raw coastal geology. Book three days ahead.

8 hoursfrom AUD $1600
Tasman Peninsula Small-Group Guided Tour From Hobart
5.0 (41)
🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing
Australia

Tasman Peninsula Small-Group Guided Tour From Hobart

Spend seven and a half hours exploring Tasmania's Tasman Peninsula with a small group and driver-guide. You'll visit Port Arthur's convict-era ruins, walk coastal tracks past sea cliffs, and scan the water for wildlife. The tour includes hotel collection and on-board commentary, with a photographer capturing moments along the way. Lunch isn't provided, so bring supplies or plan a stop.

7h 30mfrom AUD $160
Port Arthur Deep History Tour|Guided by a Convict Descendant
4.9 (32)
🛕 Culture & History
Australia

Port Arthur Deep History Tour|Guided by a Convict Descendant

An eight-hour guided tour of Port Arthur and the Tasman Peninsula led by someone whose 17 convict ancestors lived through this history. Rather than a standard heritage run, you'll hear personal narratives woven through visits to Richmond's early settlement, the dramatic coastal cliffs that functioned as nature's prison walls, and Port Arthur itself. The tour covers the physical and psychological landscape that shaped the lives of the transported and the tactics they used to survive or escape an island within an island.

8 hours – 9 hoursfrom AUD $189
6-Days Discovery Tour of Tasmania - Comfort Style
4.9 (17)
🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing
Australia

6-Days Discovery Tour of Tasmania - Comfort Style

This six-day loop across Tasmania combines coastal scenery, wilderness walks, and wildlife encounters. Starting in Hobart at the Salamanca Markets, you'll traverse the West Coast's rugged terrain, climb through Cradle Mountain's alpine landscape, and explore the Bay of Fires and Freycinet National Park. The itinerary includes the Tasman Peninsula's convict history and a Gordon River cruise. You'll stay in comfortable motels (max 20 guests) with local Tasmanian guides who bring three decades of experience and genuine passion for the island's stories and ecosystems.

6 daysfrom AUD $2205
Tasman Peninsula full day kayaking tour
4.9 (48)
🐠 Water Activities
Australia

Tasman Peninsula full day kayaking tour

Paddle beneath Australia's most dramatic sea cliffs on Tasmania's Tasman Peninsula. This 10-hour kayaking expedition takes you to 200-metre vertical rock faces, hidden sea caves, and colonies of fur seals. You'll navigate from water level, where the true scale of these fluted sandstone walls becomes apparent, and spot the Totem Pole—a needle-thin rock pinnacle that draws climbers from around the world. The tour includes a local guide, stable double kayaks, all safety gear, meals and refreshments.

10 hoursfrom AUD $280
Three Capes & tukana / Tasman Peninsula Hiking Tour - 4 Days
4.9 (10)
🌿 Nature & Wildlife
Australia

Three Capes & tukana / Tasman Peninsula Hiking Tour - 4 Days

A four-day walking adventure across Tasmania's Tasman Peninsula, showcasing towering sea cliffs, sculpted rock formations and coastal vistas. Based from Hobart, you'll tackle daily hikes through one of Australia's most dramatic landscapes, with guides leading you past Cape Pillar, Cape Hauy and Cape Raoul. Meals, snacks and park access included throughout.

4 daysfrom AUD $2850
Tasman Peninsula Wilderness Cruise from Port Arthur
4.9 (299)
🐠 Water Activities
Australia

Tasman Peninsula Wilderness Cruise from Port Arthur

A three-hour coastal expedition departing from Port Arthur that traces the Tasman Peninsula's dramatic shoreline between Eaglehawk Neck and the former convict settlement. Pilot your boat past the Southern Hemisphere's tallest sea cliffs, slip into cathedral-like caves carved into stone, and watch for seals, dolphins, white-bellied sea eagles and wandering albatross. Runs daily year-round with an experienced local skipper who knows where the wildlife congregates.

3 hoursfrom AUD $190
Tasman Island Cruises and Port Arthur Historic Site Day Tour from Hobart
4.8 (485)
🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing
Australia

Tasman Island Cruises and Port Arthur Historic Site Day Tour from Hobart

Combine rugged coastal scenery with convict history on this 10.5-hour loop from Hobart. You'll spend three hours cruising the Tasman Peninsula's dramatic cliffs and sea caves, then shift to guided coach exploration of Port Arthur Historic Site, the colonies' most notorious penal settlement. Morning tea and lunch anchor the day, with interpretive commentary throughout revealing the peninsula's layered past.

10h 30mfrom AUD $345
Port Arthur and Tasman Sights with Harbour Cruise
4.8 (370)
🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing
Australia

Port Arthur and Tasman Sights with Harbour Cruise

An eight-hour guided tour combining Tasmania's most significant convict heritage site with Tasman Peninsula coastal stops. Depart from one of eight city locations, visit the UNESCO-listed Port Arthur Historic Site with included harbour cruise, and explore surrounding landmarks including Eaglehawk Neck's lookout, Pirates Bay, a lavender farm, chocolate foundry, and optional caves. Travel in air-conditioned comfort with a local driver navigating the scenic drive and stops.

8 hoursfrom AUD $50
Port Arthur, Richmond & Tasman Peninsula Active Day Tour
4.8 (162)
🚌 Day Trips & Sightseeing
Australia

Port Arthur, Richmond & Tasman Peninsula Active Day Tour

Eleven-hour circuit of the Tasman Peninsula combining dramatic coastal walks, convict-era ruins, and sculpted rock formations. Start at Port Arthur Historic Site for four hours of self-guided exploration, then traverse the peninsula's highlights: the Waterfall Bay Cliff Top Walk along Australia's tallest sea cliffs, the Devils Kitchen and Tasman Arch formations in the national park, and historical vantage points at Pirates Bay and Eaglehead Neck. Finish in Richmond Village. Small groups with expert guides; harbour cruise included.

11 hoursfrom AUD $170
Private Day Tour - Tasman Peninsular Food and Sightseeing Safaris
Australia

Private Day Tour - Tasman Peninsular Food and Sightseeing Safaris

10 hoursfrom AUD $930
Tasman Peninsula Walking Tour
Australia

Tasman Peninsula Walking Tour

10h 30mfrom AUD $260
Private Tasman Peninsula Walking Tour
Australia

Private Tasman Peninsula Walking Tour

7 hours – 9 hoursfrom AUD $695
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